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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Italian Lakes & Verona, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Italian Lakes & Verona, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Italian Lakes & Verona are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
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Table of Contents
The Italian Lakes & Veronas Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Malcesine
The picturesque fishing village lies at the foot of Monte Baldo. For more information,
Top Attraction #2
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Santa Caterina del Sasso
This enchanting church convent clings to a cliff face above Lake Maggiore. For more information,
Top Attraction #3
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Villa del Balbianello
Built in 1787 for an eccentric cardinal, it embodies the effortless style and beauty of the region. For more information,
Top Attraction #4
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Villa Carlotta
Famed for its sumptuous gardens, it sits on Lake Comos western shore. For more information,
Top Attraction #5
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Sirmione
With a dramatic 13th-century castle, it is one of Lake Gardas most visited resorts. For more information,
Top Attraction #6
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Veronas Roman Arena
Once the scene of gladiatorial combat, it now stages operatic extravaganzas. For more information,
Top Attraction #7
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The Borromeo Islands
A suitably grandiose home for a flock of peacocks. For more information,
Top Attraction #8
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Villa Taranto
Its botanical gardens are planted with around 20,000 different species of trees, shrubs and flowers. For more information,
Top Attraction #9
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Bergamos Citt Alta
Packed with magnificent medieval and Renaissance monuments. For more information,
Top Attraction #10
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Bellagio
The pearl of Lake Como enjoys unrivalled panoramic mountain views. For more information,
A Perfect Day in the Italian Lakes
8.00am
Breakfast
Take breakfast in your hotel or join the locals with a cappuccino and cornetto (croissant) in a lakeview caf.
10.00am
Baroque extravaganza
Head for Stresas ferry station at Piazza Marconi, buy a ticket that includes admission to the island sights and hop on one of the regular ferries going north to Ancona. Alight at the first stop, Isola Bella, the Borromean princes summer residence. Explore the sumptuously decorated Palazzo Borromeo, and the beguiling, ship-shaped terraces of gardens, complete with statues and peacocks.
11.30am
Fishermans Island
Catch the next ferry for a five-minute hop across to the tiny Isola dei Pescatori (also called Isola Superiore) with its pretty fishing village. Stroll through its tiny alleys, strung with fishing nets, then lunch on fish fresh from the lake at one of the hotel restaurants, soaking up the views from a lakeside terrace. Alternatively, enjoy a picnic on the pebble beach.